Local News
14 Apr 09 | RIVER users in and around Mildura have been praised for their responsible behaviour over the Easter long-weekend.
14 Apr 09 | SPEEDING hoons on Fifteenth Street again kept campers awake till 3am during Easter.
14 Apr 09 | ALCOHOL has again been a significant contributing factor to injuries treated at the Mildura Base Hospital Accident and Emergency Department over what was described as a “pretty solid” Easter weekend.
14 Apr 09 | HATS’ off to Mikaela Caccianiga.
14 Apr 09 | CFA volunteer Kara Smith loves being part of the Irymple Fire Brigade team.Kara’s first experience with the fire brigade was as an eight-year-old throwing chocolates from the back of a big red fire truck.
13 Apr 09 | COOLING water temperatures in the Murray River above Robinvale appear to have killed off the huge algal bloom that was approaching Sunraysia last week.
13 Apr 09 | SUNRAYSIA Mallee Ethnic Communities Council, in partnership with Adult Migrant Education Services (AMES), Aim Driving school instructor John Ter Bogt and funded by TAC are running a start to finish licensing program for refugees and migrants aged 21 years and over in the Sunraysia district.
13 Apr 09 | MERBEIN irrigator and water activist Barry Smith has urged Murray Valley councils to pursue legal action against Snowy Hydro for economic damage caused by the corporation’s water deals with Murrumbidgee irrigators.
13 Apr 09 | HOLIDAYMAKERS and locals lapped up Easter Sunday power sports and Mildura’s sensational weather yesterday.
13 Apr 09 | SUNRAYSIA turned it on for more than 12,000 tourists at the weekend.
13 Apr 09 | WENTWORTH was abuzz with activity at the weekend.
Bargain hunters explored the “Easter Junction Junk” sales, rowers sliced into the water for the Henley on the Darling and horsemen showed off their tricks at the Australian Mounted Games Championship.
11 Apr 09 | MILDURA’S reputation as a wonderful Easter destination was further enhanced yesterday in what was described as the perfect start to the long-weekend.
11 Apr 09 | PRIZED cars and boats in pristine condition drew thousands of people to Mildura for yesterday’s Show and Shine.
11 Apr 09 | ILUKA Resources Limited plans to scale back operations in the Murray Darling Basin, but the Kulwin site near Ouyen will not be impacted.
11 Apr 09 | SUNRAYSIA’S dryland farmers can expect a slight fall in winter crop sowings, according to the latest grains report.
11 Apr 09 | THE Mildura market received a boost yesterday with thousands of people flowing through the City Heart for Good Friday shopping.
11 Apr 09 | ROB and Lisa Garioch (pronounced “Geary”), met and fell in love at the Mildura Tenpin Bowl 23 years ago.
10 Apr 09 | EASTER treats were snapped off the shelves yesterday as shoppers stocked up on food for Sunraysia’s biggest holiday weekend.
10 Apr 09 | SUNRAYSIA medical staff will be on high alert this weekend as thousands of visitors move in for a host of Easter long-weekend activities.
10 Apr 09 | MILDURA Tourism has moved to reassure visitors that the region will remain unaffected by a bloom of blue-green algae in the Murray River over the Easter break.